Western Conference Championship Discussion

good thread.

No value in betting the Thunder right now.  They are overvalued right now imo, and based on what i have seen, have not improved their weaknesses from last year.  They have no scoring options other than durant, westbrook, harden.

Like you said, i like the blazers if they get a 4 seed or better and have home court advantage.

Nuggets have a fatal flaw- no superstar to close out tight games... without home court advantage, could be a repeat of last year against whoever they play.

Grizz have potential, but without Randolph they are just not the same.

Mavs will be a decent bet if they continue to play like shit and then fall in the standings.  They are better than their record, having lost 3 games on last second 3 pointers this year.  They still play good defense without chandler, have good scoring options at multiple positons, the best depth in the league and Dirk should get better as the season progresses, especially after they all get to rest up during the all-star break

With the addition of kenyon martin, i am really starting to like the clippers.... while they still need much improvement in the half-court game, particularily generating quality shots in the low post, their gaurd play is outstaning enough to compensate for the lack of low-post creation. 

Lakers still in the mix, but odds on them are shit because they are the lakers....

Nuggets play no defense and have no closer

I don't keep up with acquisition related news too often- but are they definitely getting Chandler back?

If they do they could be called a Western contender in my mind.

As for the Grizzlies I don't think even with Randolph back that they will get within a sniff of the West Title really disappointing team this season.  They just don't have it.